Unit 1 A land of diversity 教案文档格式.docx

1、Teaching procedures & waysStep LeadinIntroduce some knowledge about American flag, The White House, The Statue of Liberty to students、Step Warming upAsk the students to turn to page 1 and look at the map of the USA and talk about it in groups of 4、 Then write on the map the names of the oceans, coun

2、tries, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and big cities、 At last, check the answers with the whole class、Ask students to plete the passage about what they have learned about America、 The USA lies in _, bordering both the _ Ocean and the _ Ocean, between _ and _、 There are _ states in the US、 Fortyeight

3、 of them are in the single region, while _ and _ are not contiguous with any of the other states、 Keys: the North American, Atlantic, Pacific, Canada, Mexico, fifty, Alaska, HawaiiStep Prereading1、 Ask students if they have a chance to go to the USA, where they prefer to visit, California or Washing

4、ton DC or other cities and the reason、2、 Show students some beautiful pictures of California、3、 Introduce some knowledge about California to students、4、 Show students three pictures on page 2, 3 and ask them to think about “How is each picture relevant to the history of California?”Native Americans

5、one of the first people to live in California、Gold miners the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California、 A building in Chinatown, San Francisco Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Franc

6、isco、5、 Ask students to finish the quiz about California、Step ReadingSkimmingIn this part, the students will read the text again and try to get the main idea、The text is about the brief _ of California, which focuses on the settlement of the state、 historyCareful Reading1、 Ask students to read the t

7、ext carefully and fill in the blanks、 Show the form with blanks on the screen、CALIFORNIANativeAmericans They are said to have lived in California for over 1、 _ years, who crossed the Bering Strait by means of a（n） 2、 _、 In the 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3、 _ by the 4

8、、 _ and many died from the diseases brought by them、Spanish The Spanish first arrived in South America in the early 5、 _ century、 Most of the first Spanish to go to California were 6、 _ men、Russians In the early 19th century, Russian 7、 _ began settling in California、 Today there are about 25, 000 8

9、、 _ living in and around San Francisco、Gold miners In 1848, 9、 _ was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world、 The first to arrive were South Americans and people from the US, followed by adventurers from 10、 _ and Asia、Later arrivals Chinese began to arrive during th

10、e 11、 _ Period, and even more came in the 1860s、 Italians, mainly 12、 _ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century、 In 1911 immigrants from 13、 _ established a town of their own、 In the 1920s the film industry boom attracted many Europeans including many 14、 _ people、 Japanese 15、 _ bega

11、n arriving in California in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s、 Africans have been living in California since the 16、 _, and more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the 17、 _ and aircraft industries、Recent arrivals In recent decades, more people have e to

12、 California from 18、 _, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians、 Since the 1970s, 19、 _ and Pakistanis have been attracted to California by its 20、 _ industry、15000, land bridge, slavery, Europeans, 16th, religious, hunters, RussianAmericans, gold, Europe, Gold Rush, fishermen, Denmar

13、k, Jewish, farmers, 1800s, ship, Asia, Indians, puter2、 Ask students to do the True or False exercise、 1 California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population、2 In 1848, before the AmericanMexican war, gold was discovered in California、 3 The native people suffered greatly afte

14、r the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century、4 Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language、5 In the 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California、6 A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them remained in California to make a living for

15、 themselves in the new towns or on farms、7 pared with the period of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the rail network from the west to the east coast、8 By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California、9 It is the puter industry since its

16、 beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California、10 With more immigrants ing to California now and then, it is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state、 TFTTTTFTTT Step V Discussion Ask students to discuss:Why is California

17、such a multicultural munity? What problems do you think might arise?Step VI HomeworkAsk the students to prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives、Period 2 Language points1、 Target language 重点词汇与短语population, means, majority, mix, nationality, by means of

18、, fight against, make a life, keep up 重点句子 Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows、 However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago、 That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish

19、 as a first or secondlanguage、 Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s、 In more recent decades, California has bee home to more people

20、from Asia, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians、2、 Ability goalsEnable the students to master the language points in the reading part、 3、 Learning ability goals Help the students learn the use of the important words and expressions Get the students to master the important words and

21、 phrases、Get the students to understand the sentences、 Study individually, practice in groups、A puter and a recorder、Step words and phrases 1、 California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population、 population（1） 对人口提问用what, 不用 how many, how much。e、g、 Whats the population of

22、 the city? 这个城市有多少人口？（2） population作主语时用单数,但前有 分数,小数,百分数时,谓语动词用复数。e、g、 The population of China is larger than that of America、 中国人口比美国人口多。 80% of the population are farmers、 百分之80得人口就是农民。（3） 人口得增加或减少用grow （increase） 与fall （decrease）; 人口得多少用large 与small。 2、 Scientists believe that these settlers cros

23、sed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times、 科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史前时代曾经存在得一条大陆桥穿越北 极地区得白令海峡到达美洲。a、 本句得主句就是Scientists believe,从句就是that引导得宾语从句。b、 宾语从句中which引导定语从句,修饰先行词_。land bridgemeans n、 方式, 手段（单复数相同）。e、g、 The quickest means of travel is by

24、 plane、 Every possible means has been tried, but none has worked、 Are there any possible means of getting there? Some means are practical while others are not、 联想记忆:1） by no means 决不,一点也不 2） by this means （in this way） 用这种方式 by means of 用方式 3） by all means 当然可以, 没问题3、 Of the first Spanish to go to C

25、alifornia, the majority were religious men, majority n、 大多数 e、g、 The majority were / was for the plan、 1） the majority of the people: most of the people 大多数人2） majority常与a /the 连用; most后接名词或 of + n、e、g、 The majority of the people / Most people/ Most of the people are against the idea of building a n

26、ew factory here、 单独做主语时,若强调整体,谓语动词用单数,强调个体时,谓语动词用复数。a / the majority of + n、 后可用不可数名词,也可用可数名词复数,谓语动词由后面得名词决定。The majority _ for the budget、 was/ wereThe majority of students _ hardworking、 are The majority of the damage _ easy to repair、 Is4、 Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the ea

27、rly 16th century when they fought against the native people and took their land、 辨析: fight for, fight against & fight withfight for 为事业, 自由, 真理, 权利等而斗争（战斗）e、g、 They are fighting for freedom、 她们正为自由而战。fight against （可用with） the enemy “为反对而斗争”;接人与国家名词, 意思就是“与战斗”fight with sb、 也可表示与某人并肩作战5、 Some died o

28、r returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship、make a life 开始新得生活e、g、 They go to big cities to make a life、关于 life得短语:earn / make / get a living 谋生lead / live a 、 life 过着、得生活6、 It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, 分析a、 it is believed that 、 表示“人们认为 ”,其中it就是形式主语,真正得主语就是后面得that从句。b、 so 、 that 、 如此以至于,其中 that引导结果状语从句。mix vt、 / vi、 混合、掺与 （bine so that they can